[cardiac_cadet002]

If your using the ECB I would check on it often. I dont have any exp with one personally but from what I've read their not very reliable, esp. without mods. I would get to bed early, get up at 3-4am and get things going, using briquettes for the minion method mixed with about 3, maybe 4 chunks of wood depending on size. Cant go wrong with hickory IMO, but you can overdo it. Just make sure you have a nice blue smoke before putting them on. Whats the weight of the butts? Generally the rule of thumb is 1.5 hours/lb at 225F. A good sauce to start with if your looking for homemade is: 1cup ketchup, 1/3-1/2cup cider vinegar, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1T rub, 1T Worcestershire. You can add 1/4-1/2cup drippings to it if you wanna really wake the flavor up. I suggest doing it.